The Keeper of the lonely Light - Sea Shanty

🌊🕯️ THE KEEPER OF THE LONELY LIGHT 🕯️🌊 Far from the shore, upon a black rock surrounded by endless sea, a lighthouse keeper tends his lonely flame. At first, there is only silence. Then the waves begin to whisper. The bell rings when there is no wind. The clock ticks though it has stopped. Something beneath the water seems to know his name. And after too many nights alone, the keeper begins to wonder... Is the sea calling to him? Or has he simply begun to lose his mind? ⚓ A dark and haunting sea shanty about isolation, madness, and the thin line between loneliness and the supernatural. Lyrics: [Verse 1] A black rock rises from the foam, A tower built of stone. Three hundred miles from any shore, And here I stand alone. I trim the wick, I turn the glass, I watch the cold sea roll. The gulls have long since learned to pass, But none come near my soul. [Chorus] Oh, shine, shine, lonely light, Burn through the endless night. Keep the ships from rocks below, Though no one comes to me. Oh, ring, ring, iron bell, Tell me I am still here. For every night the darkness grows, And every voice I hear. [Verse 2] I used to count the ships at dawn, And mark them in my book. Now I count the waves instead, And watch the waves look back. There’s one that knocks against the stone Three times before the tide. I swear it knows my Christian name— I heard it from outside. [Chorus] Oh, shine, shine, lonely light, Burn through the endless night. Keep the ships from rocks below, Though no one comes to me. Oh, ring, ring, iron bell, Tell me I am still here. For every night the darkness grows, And every voice I hear. [Verse 3] I carved a face upon the wall, To have a man to greet. I gave him eyes, I gave him teeth, I gave him hands and feet. I told him jokes, he never laughed. I told him all my fears. Last night he turned his wooden head And whispered in my ear. [Bridge] “Keeper…” Who said that? “Keeper…” Was that the sea? “Keeper…” No ship is near. “Keeper…” Then who is calling me? [Verse 4] The lantern spoke at half-past three, It called me by my name. The bell began to ring itself, Though there was not a breeze. I ran outside to see the moon— The moon was gone instead. And something pale beneath the waves Was watching from below. [Chorus] Oh, shine, shine, lonely light, Burn till the tower cracks. If there is something in the deep, Don't let the darkness back. Oh, ring, ring, iron bell, Ring until I disappear. For I have lived too long alone, And now the sea is near. [Verse 5] I stopped my clock a week ago, But still I hear it tick. The hands have learned to move alone, And move a little quick. I haven't seen a ship for years— Or maybe just a day. The logbook says I left this place. The door says that I stayed. [Final Chorus] Oh, shine, shine, lonely light, Burn above the dead-black sea. Guide every lost and wandering soul, But don't you guide them here. Oh, ring, ring, iron bell, Let the whole world hear— The keeper of the lonely light Has found a friend down there. [Outro] The lamp still burns upon the tower. The bell still sounds at night. But there is no keeper at the window... Only two shadows in the light.